We are recruiting foster carers in The Node and surrounding areas including: Stevenage, Luton, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Harlow, Watford, Bedford, Milton Keynes, London, High Wycombe, Drivers End, Rusling End, Nup End Green, Old Knebworth & more.
Find out if fostering is right for you and your family by booking a quick informal chat with a fostering expert.
* All our foster carers in the The Node area are paid above the Fostering Network Payment Guidelines.
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To become a parent you need to be:
For how long you look after the child depends upon the sort of foster caretreatment. It can range from one night to many years, or until the child is an adult.
You may be able to foster and function. Whether you can depends upon the child's circumstances and the fostering service you use to. This can be your regional council or an independent fostering agency.
You do not need to have your home, however typically, you'll need to have a spare room.
Before you can foster you have to pass an analysis to examine that you have the ability to look after a child. You will certainly not be evaluated on your age, ethnicity, gender, marital standing, religious beliefs or sexual preference.
We have actually aided to put 100's of carers throughout the UK and have more than 10 years of experience, which means we can offer you the very best possible assistance required on your journey to help supply a risk-free and safe home to children and youngsters in treatment.
Applicants will certainly be evaluated, whether it's your very first time as a foster carer or if you're an seasoned foster carer looking to move fostering agencies. We use our years of experience to match you with the best fostering agency, evaluating capacities, location and experience. We construct relationships in between carers and staff, and you'll have an seasoned professional on hand to help 24 hrs a day.
At Kids First Fostering, we will certainly always prioritise the safety and security and welfare of the children and youngsters in treatment, by only picking to deal with reputable Fostering Agencies as well as the training and assistance we supply to prospective foster carers. To attain this, we comply with 6 core values:
We assist every one of our prospective foster moms and dads in their journey to becoming foster carers.
We urgently need more foster carers in The Node and surrounding areas such as Drivers End, Rusling End, Nup End Green, Old Knebworth, Langley, Codicote, Rableyheath, Langley Bottom, Codicote Bottom, St Pauls Walden.
All of our foster carers to-be get extensive foster training info and assistance to make sure that they can supply a first-class foster treatment service and make a actual distinction to a child or young adult in need. We also function to connect our area of foster carers with each other - if you determine to be a foster parent you will certainly have the chance to satisfy with our existing carers, hear their foster treatment tales and pick up from their experience.
Also after you have actually taken on a foster child or young adult, you will certainly have the complete assistance of our professional group who will certainly get on hand, 24 hrs a day, to answer any kind of inquiries you may have.
If you live in The Node and would like to be connected with the best fostering agency in The Node or have any questions about fostering, becoming a foster parent or fostering a child in The Node please complete the form near the top of this page.
We are actively looking for both short-term & long-term foster carers in The Node, Stevenage, Luton, St Albans, Hemel Hempstead, Harlow, Watford, Bedford, Milton Keynes, London, High Wycombe and across the East of England.
If you think you could help foster a child we’d love to hear from you, whatever stage you’re at.